I don’t know about you guys, but I dropped my pacifist playthrough right then and there. But enough about how I pass the time waiting for Mass Effect 3, it’s time for the news! Here’s what we’ve got:

A fake Pokemon Yellow gets into the iOS App Store and places at #3 on the chart. How did an obvious counterfeit get by Apple’s screening process? The answer is in the question.

The above prompts discussion about how Nintendo should release its games on iOS, followed by Pachter claiming the Wii was a bubble. I explain why that word doesn’t mean what he thinks it means, using Nintendo’s gigantohuge pile of cash and utterly puny debts to illustrate.

Beloved podcast group Idle Thumbs launched a Kickstarter project to fund their return. Yeah, I’ll throw some money down to see these guys return. In a related story, Double Fine’s project is up to $2.2mil. Yikes.

The Last Story has been confirmed for North America. Two down, one to go! The Wii needs stuff like this to smooth the transition to the Wii U.

After a lengthy stay as a 360 exclusive, Alan Wake finally makes the jump to PC… and recoups porting costs in two days. Serve the Newell and share in His bounty.